From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2019 04:53:28 GMT
Subject: Re: git branch --edit-description a custom file
Message-ID: <xmqqk18i516f.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com>
In-Reply-To: <20191031200739.GA19313@sigill.intra.peff.net>

Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:

> There was some work by Johan Herland around the v1.8 time-frame, but it
> stalled:
>
>   https://public-inbox.org/git/AANLkTi=yFwOAQMHhvLsB1_xmYOE9HHP2YB4H4TQzwwc8@mail.gmail.com/
>
> And here's some later discussion:
>
>   https://public-inbox.org/git/CA+P7+xpj+8DZ=K0pna299Mu3nsQ4+JV_JUK=WFzzAFnJN+Bkbg@mail.gmail.com/
>
> So in short, I agree very much with the direction you're discussing, but
> I think there's some fundamental work that needs done first.

Yes, I think this comes up from time to time in different guise.  I
thik the latest iteration is in the thread:

https://public-inbox.org/git/CA+P7+xpdYMA8L-_Y+W5q7_zbj9RNcH1erY=dVbDG-EDOiHhTwA@mail.gmail.com/